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**MannoFr** · 11-17-2005, 06:43 PM

NORFOLK Naval Air Station Virginia -- One of the military's largest transports got stuck at the end of a runway atop the I-564 overpass for more than 16 hours. It was unable to turn around at the West end of Chambers Field at the Norfolk Naval Station. The incident forced the closing of the field to all but helicopter traffic and made for a dramatic sight for hundreds of motorists passing beneath it during morning rush hour.

"That thing's like a big building sitting there.'' said motorists. The nose of the aircraft actually stuck out and OVER the Interstate!

The aircraft's nose was so far over the end of the ramp, the crew was unable to see the runway where it was supposed to turn around so the pilot simply had to leave it at the end of the runway. The Air Force C-5 Galaxy, largest airplane in the free world, is almost as long as a football field and as high as a six-story building.

Weighing 420 tons with a full load, it uses a system of 28 wheels to distribute its weight. The aircraft had to wait for a specially made tow bar trucked in from Dover, Del.! When the tow bar arrived, it was used to hook the C-5 to a tractor that then turned the aircraft around. The plane was not damaged.

**Bgfbukpf** · 11-18-2005, 01:03 AM

Nice picture! My curiosity being piqued by the "free world" proviso, I Googled on "largest plane in the world". And of course, I found something:

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/design/q0188.shtml

Apparently the question is more complex than one might imagine... But the C5 is still a very big plane.

Isn't the Internet a wondrous thing?

**SHUSIATULSE** · 11-18-2005, 07:52 AM

How did it get stuck there?

**MannoFr** · 11-18-2005, 10:04 AM

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**SHUSIATULSE** · 11-18-2005, 06:03 PM

I guess I'm just too dense to understand but why would a runway be right there at an interstate to get in that situation? I do know if I was traveling that hwy I would prolly have a wreck seeing that.

**fkisjjdhh** · 11-20-2005, 11:24 AM

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11-17-2005, 06:43 PM	#1
MannoFr Join Date Mar 2007 Posts 4,451 Senior Member	Largest airplane in the free world NORFOLK Naval Air Station Virginia -- One of the military's largest transports got stuck at the end of a runway atop the I-564 overpass for more than 16 hours. It was unable to turn around at the West end of Chambers Field at the Norfolk Naval Station. The incident forced the closing of the field to all but helicopter traffic and made for a dramatic sight for hundreds of motorists passing beneath it during morning rush hour. "That thing's like a big building sitting there.'' said motorists. The nose of the aircraft actually stuck out and OVER the Interstate! The aircraft's nose was so far over the end of the ramp, the crew was unable to see the runway where it was supposed to turn around so the pilot simply had to leave it at the end of the runway. The Air Force C-5 Galaxy, largest airplane in the free world, is almost as long as a football field and as high as a six-story building. Weighing 420 tons with a full load, it uses a system of 28 wheels to distribute its weight. The aircraft had to wait for a specially made tow bar trucked in from Dover, Del.! When the tow bar arrived, it was used to hook the C-5 to a tractor that then turned the aircraft around. The plane was not damaged. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Bgfbukpf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 380 Senior Member	Nice picture! My curiosity being piqued by the "free world" proviso, I Googled on "largest plane in the world". And of course, I found something: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/design/q0188.shtml Apparently the question is more complex than one might imagine... But the C5 is still a very big plane. Isn't the Internet a wondrous thing? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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SHUSIATULSE Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	How did it get stuck there? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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SHUSIATULSE Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	I guess I'm just too dense to understand but why would a runway be right there at an interstate to get in that situation? I do know if I was traveling that hwy I would prolly have a wreck seeing that. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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